Sunbury Cricket Clubs’ major sponsors Villawood Properties are thrilled to announce they are offering $10,000 in savings on land and $5,000 on townhouses to members and volunteers of its community groups.

Villawood sees this as an exciting opportunity to give back and support the individuals and organisations that they are partnered with.

To be eligible for the rebate, the purchaser must show proof of membership with Sunbury Cricket Club at the Villawood sales office. If you don’t have any proof, the Villawood sales consultant will check with SCC Committee.

The offer is available now until 1 September 2023. 

Villawood will also be holding a  Sunbury Community Group event on Wednesday 19 July, stay tuned for details.

It comes with great sadness to learn today of the recent passing of Sunbury Cricket Club past player and Hall of Fame member Clyde White.

Clyde was a true character of not only our club but of the Sunbury sporting community having involvement at Sunbury Football Club as a premiership player, a formation member of Sunbury Centrals Cricket Club (currently Sunbury United) and in latter years the Sunbury Macedon Ranges Veterans Cricket Club.

At Sunbury CC, Clyde Captained the 1969/70 1st XI winning Premiership team and was inducted into the SCC Hall of Fame in 2018 during our clubs 150th celebrations. Clyde kindly donated his playing cap where it can be viewed in the glass display cabinets in the McMahon Pavilion.

If it were not for the assistance of Clyde in contacting past players for the 150th celebratory function it would not have been the great success it was.

I have personally known Clyde over many decades, his love for telling a good story in good humour and his passion for our great game will be  sadly missed. Our condolences to Veronica and his extended family and friends.

Yours in cricket,

Marty Kelders.

Sunbury Cricket Club

Senior Presentation Night Season 2022-23

Players have been honoured at last nights SCC Senior Presentation Night. Highlights included the naming of the Club Champion Award  in recognition of Paul Webber enduring record and the induction to the Hall of Fame of Brad Hunter.

It came as a surprise to Paul to have the award named in his honour however all on the night agreed is well justified in recognition of his  playing history at our club extending almost 40 years. Since his debut at senior level Paul has played in all 1st XI Premiership teams since and has been an integral part of our playing group by displaying enthusiasm in practicing his skill and maintaining a high level of fitness. Paul is role model and popular member of our club showing a competitive, positive and cheerful manner. 

The inaugural Paul Webber Club Champion Award for most aggregate points was presented by Paul to Jason McGann.

Last night Brad Hunter was inducted into the Sunbury Cricket Club Hall of Fame. He was also presented the 1st XI bowling award and Dean Surkitt Medal for Best and Fairest. Brad is not only a highly decorated player and former senior coach he has also been in more recent times heavily involved in the junior program and has a keen interest in the further development of our players of the future.

Courtesy – Tara Murray, Star Weekly

Sunbury finally showed what it can do with the bat and the reward is a grand final spot in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 3.

After showing glimpses at times this season, the Roar put together a strong all round performance to account for minor premiers Point Cook in the semi finals on Sunday.

Roar coach Jace Carton said they were pretty happy to be through to their third grand final in four seasons since joining the VTCA.

“It was sensational,” he said. “The boys finally hit their potential with the bat at the right time of the season.

“We now have to take that into next week.”

The Roar started well and got to 0-66 before losing three quick wickets. The Roar was able to steady and lower order pushed the score past 200.

The Roar eventually finished 7-225.

Paul Webber top scored with 61 at the top of the order.

Carton said they were able to consolidate after the fall of wickets and made sure they batted out there 80 overs.

“We stuck to the plan,” he said. “The boys never panicked.

“They knew the job at hand and where we needed to get to.”

With their bowling attack their strength, Carton said they were always confident of getting the wickets needed.

He said they had one of the best bowling attacks in the competition.

Leading the way and not for the first time was Jason McGann.

McGann got four early wickets and had the figures of 4-2 early on. He finished with six wickets.

Carton was full of praise for McGann.

“He bowled as good as you will see,” he said. “He bowled really well and the other bowlers supported him and it was a good team effort, the whole two days.”

After being in trouble at 7-31, Point Cook showed some resistance putting on 88 runs for the eighth wicket.

Eventually Point Cook was bowled out for 157 in the 69th over.

Jason McGowan, who was coming back from injury, managed to get through the game, but only bowled four overs.

The Roar will play Grand United in the grand final. Grand United beat East Keilor in the other semi final.

Carton said they were looking forward to the challenge.

“Last time we made 125 and had them 4-35 over night, but we didn’t get on in week two,” he said.

“We’re going to stick to the game plan. We know what we need to do and if we execute that the way we want.

“It’ll be a really exciting game will not change anything.”

While the Roar’s first XI is through to the next round, their second XI got knocked out.